Car-coupling



(No Model.)

J. D. SALTS. GAR COUPLING.

N0. 583,088. Patented-Jan. 29,1895.

I 544mm NITED STATES PATENT OF IoE.

JAMES DAVID SALTS, OF BOIS DARC, MISSOURI.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 533,088, dated January29, 1895.'

Application filed November 8, 1894- Serial No. 528,235. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1', JAMES DAVID SALTS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bois DAro, in the county of Greene and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Couplings; andI do hereby declare the following to be a-full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in car couplings, the object ofwhich is to provide a coupling that can be uncoupled from the top oreither side without going between the cars and one that will coupleitself when .in gear; and the invention consists of the combination andarrangement of parts as hereinafter specified and pointed out in theclaim.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Figure 1, isaside view of the device. Fig. 2, is an end view of the same inelevation. Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the draw head.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

A, represents an ordinary car. I

B, is a draw head having a Wide mouth to receive links of differentheight cars. The opening in the draw head is made deep to receive a coreD, which is provided with a spring E, for pressing and holding the coreD, for Ward for holding up the coupling pin C. The back end of thespring E, is secured by a cross pin F. To prevent the core from goingtoo far front, the other end of the spring E is secured to the back endof the core D.

O, is a coupling pin placed in a sleeve 0 for holding and guiding thepin. When the pin is raised the core D, moves forward by the spring E,and closes the hole through which the pin passes and thus holds the pinup. When a link from another car enters the draw head it pushes the coreD back and permits the pin to drop and couple the cars.

For raising the pin I provide the following mechanism: On the top of thecar is placed a lever G, secured or pivotedin aforked upright H. To thefront end of the lever G, is pivoted a pin bar 0 the lower end of saidpin bar being hinged to the upper end of the pin 0, for operating andguiding the same.

I, is a spring for holding or forcing the coupling pin 0, down. For thispurpose one end of said spring is secured to the car and the other endto the front end of the lever G near the attachment of the pin rod tothe lever.

To the back end of the lever G are secured ropes or chains K, which passthrough an eye 0 and are arranged to pass down on each side of the carso that the lever may be operated from either side of the car'whilestanding on the ground. The eye, 0, is secured in the top of the car andchainsK pass down and through it from opposite sides and thence extendout over the top of the car and down the sides of the car close to theground.

L, is a rod secured to the back end of the lever G, to prevent its beingmoved too far by theropes or chains K.

M, is a latch hinged to the back end of the lever G, passing through thefork in the upright piece H, and isprovided with a notch M for engagingon a pin H in the fork for holding the coupling pin 0, up-when switchingand braking the cars. The notch, M 1s placed so near the back end of thelatch that it will not catch when the lever G, is operated by the ropesor chains but can be handled by the brakeman from the top of the car,who may desire to have the coupling pin 0, held up, or out of gear whileusing the brakes and in switching.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a car coupling the combination of a draw head having a spring core; acoupling pin a sleeve 0 and a pin bar 0 a lever G, having a spring I,for holding the coupling pin down; a latch M for holding the couplingpin O, up out of gear; and a rod L, to prevent throwing the coupling pinout of the sleeve from the ground, all substantially as shown anddescribed for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES DAVID SALTS.

Witnesses: v v

S. A. HASELTINE, NV. 0. BARTHOLOMEW.

